Deadhorse Airport
Deadhorse Airport Prudhoe Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Location | Deadhorse, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 70°11′41″N 148°27′55″W / 70.19472°N 148.46528°W | ||||||||||
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PASC Location of Deadhorse Airport | |||||||||||
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Deadhorse Airport (IATA: SCC, ICAO: PASC, FAA LID: SCC) is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Deadhorse Airport covers 6,506 acres (2,633 ha) and has one 6,500 x 150 ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved runway (5/23).[1]
Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single engine aircraft, two double engine aircraft and 5 helicopters.
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% general aviation, 28% air taxi, 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alaska Airlines | Anchorage, Utqiagvik, Fairbanks |
Ravn Alaska | Anchorage, Barter Island/Kaktovik, Fairbanks, Nuiqsut |
The Airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4 ft (20.5m).
- Pathfinder Aviation provides helicopter transportation services to the Alaska oil and gas and related support industries.
Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Alaska | 50,550(61.57%) |
Horizon | 20,180(24.58%) |
Hageland | 6,140(7.48%) |
Corvus | 5,230(6.37%) |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | 32,820 | Alaska, Ravn Alaska | |
2 | Fairbanks International Airport | 3,990 | Alaska, Ravn Connect | |
3 | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | 2,210 | Alaska | |
4 | Barter Island LRRS Airport | 1,490 | Ravn Connect | |
5 | Nuiqsut Airport | 1,310 | Ravn Connect |
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for SCC (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2017-05-05
- 1 2 "Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deadhorse Airport. |
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SCC
- AirNav airport information for PASC
- ASN accident history for SCC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PASC
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SCC